Pygmalion

 You see this creature with her kerbstone English Well sir, in three months I could pass that girl off as a duchess  So begins Henry Higgins linguistic project to transform Eliza Dolittle s speech. But he hadn t bargained on Eliza s feisty character or falling in love with herÂ

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This volume is part of a new series of novels, plays and stories at GCSE/Key Stage 4 level, designed to meet the needs of the National Curriculum syllabus. Each text includes an introduction, pre-reading activities, notes and coursework activities. Also provided is a section on the process of writing, often compiled by the author. Shaw's play features Professor Henry Higgins who sets out to turn flower-girl Eliza Doolittle into a lady and to pass her off as a duchess at an ambassador's party, and all that in three months' time.